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\u201cPrada! It was a Prada!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAwww Princess I\u2019ll get ye another one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you even KNOW what Prada IS?\u201d Cordelia asked as they entered the office.<\/p>\n
When Doyle had the decency to look sheepish Angel took an unneeded breath.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoyle, weren\u2019t you on you way to tell Kate we got the demon?\u201d The Irish demon looked around and blinked at the tart dismissal and raised an amused eyebrow.<\/p>\n
Was it his imagination or did Angel look really eager to get rid of him? \u201cYeah, almost on me way now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Behind him Cordelia muttered about her dry cleaner\u2019s bill and Doyle wondering if there was a reason Angel had left Kate\u2019s pager number in his other pants tonight. \u201cWell I\u2019m off. Be good kiddies?\u201d He smirked at Angel.<\/p>\n
The vampire only nodded before putting the axe down. When he moved to remove his coat, he let out a shuttered hiss just as the door closed behind Doyle.<\/p>\n
Cordelia looked up with concerned hazel eyes, watching the blood crusted tear in Angel\u2019s nice black sweater.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know I still cannot believe you didn\u2019t hear him Angel. I mean seriously! Hello vampire hearing already going in your old age?\u201d Chocolate brown eyes lifted, the twitch in his mouth almost giving away the smug smile Angel was trying to suppress as she reached for the First Aid box.<\/p>\n
He felt a twinge of regret when she herself winced at the obvious scratches she\u2019d endured when the creature had \u2018accidentally\u2019 tackled her to the ground instead of Angel. Cordelia Chase would need some tending to of her own.<\/p>\n
Soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat part of \u2018stay in the car\u2019 did you not understand Cordelia?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDuh! The thing looked like it was going to make ribbons of you before it ate Doyle. What did you expect me to do? Sit on my cute little ass and not lift a finger.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou lifted your heel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was only thinking pointy at the time.\u201d She grabbed the sleeve of his coat before bodily dragging him to the empty couch and shoving him into it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAWO!\u201d He muttered slightly faking the flinch and he was rewarded with sharp hazel eyes softening as she dropped down onto her knees in front of him, the kit open beside her.<\/p>\n
\u201cJesus Christ Cordelia, the demon didn\u2019t throw me around as much.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t be such a baby, Angel.\u201d He glared at her. There she was again with the condescending grumbles.<\/p>\n
Did she not see he was in obvious pain?<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad my pain amuses your inner mother.\u201d Her eyes danced with laughter before she leaned forward to help push his heavy leather jacket off his shoulders.<\/p>\n
Instinctively, he shifted his body forward and twisted his face in pain while he strategically caught Cordelia brushing against his chest.<\/p>\n
She froze, her breasts sliding along the flat planes of his pectorals. Cordelia forced her eyes to remain lowered while she tried to help Angel work his arms out. Only when she looked down, she espied the manly bulge in his pants and her breath hitched in her throat, her heart suddenly thudding in her chest.<\/p>\n
Breathe. Breathe Chase and do not, under any circumstance, stare.<\/p>\n
Angel pulled away from the tantalizing fullness of her breasts, the jacket falling away behind him and bit his cheek to keep from smirking at her.<\/p>\n
Her eyes hadn\u2019t lifted.<\/p>\n
\u201cCordelia?\u201d Shocked hazel eyes snapped up, wide, as she jerked away from him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh?\u201d The bottle of Hugo Boss for Men had been a good investment, Angel concluded when he caught the soft flaring of her nostrils.<\/p>\n
Regaining some of her composure, Cordelia wished she\u2019d invested in nose plugs. Since when did her vampire boss start wearing cologne before a fight?<\/p>\n
Shrouding the telltale reaction of her senses to his scent with humor she pointed a finger to his torn sweater.<\/p>\n
\u201cOff with your sweater!\u201d She commanded. And then she sat back on her heels, unabashedly drinking in every inch of skin as it was revealed.<\/p>\n
Angel could almost sense her gaze. The warm caress of her eyes slid up the V of his waist, over the hard planes of his stomach, up the angles of his chest to the corded muscle in his shoulders and neck before he caught her eyes with his, his sweater falling harmlessly out of the way on the floor.<\/p>\n
Cordelia came to a firm conclusion. Angel\u2019s chest knew how to wear a shirt. But Angel\u2019s chest knew how to wear skin the best. With an involuntary lick of her lips she picked up the soaked gauze before she realized with relief, the claw mark on his chest was not as deep as she had feared and it would be healed by morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHurts like a bitch.\u201d When the disinfectant touched the open wound, Angel didn\u2019t bother holding back the soft snarl of pain.<\/p>\n
With the little pain Angel was faking, he didn\u2019t hear the steady purring coming from him just because the crown of her head was brushing his nose, the smell of French vanilla and cinnamon flooding his senses and he just sat there silently, eyes closed, drinking in her proximity.<\/p>\n
Then he nearly growled when a new sensation arced through his body.<\/p>\n
His eyes snapped open and he stared down at her.<\/p>\n
She was leaning over slightly blowing gently over his abused skin. Suddenly the issue of fake pain melted into the subtle tingle of craving that went straight to his groin and her warm and moist breath left him breathless, regardless of the fact that he didn\u2019t breathe.<\/p>\n
It felt good against the cold offended flesh. And it was then for the first time Angel had to admit his adversary was just as strong when it came to the practiced game of seduction.<\/p>\n
She just didn\u2019t know she was playing it.<\/p>\n
Her eyes snapped up to meet his when she realized the soft rumble in his chest was a purr. He watched with smug fascination when the iris of her beautifully wide hazel eyes dilated and he heard her heartbeat pick up considerably.<\/p>\n
It makes a vampire right proud to have a woman react this strongly to him. Angel smirked inwardly and took it upon himself to see how fast he could make it go.<\/p>\n
Leaning slightly closer he closed his eyes pretending to compose himself and his fingers caught her wrist firmly, his forehead brushing hers briefly.<\/p>\n
Freak chemistry baby<\/i>, he chuckled to himself. Let her feel the burn for a bit<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Cordelia took a shuddering breath and swallowed thickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cStill hurts like a bitch?\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel felt like grinning his victory in her face, but this was his game. Damned if he\u2019d let her steal it again. \u201cYes I know. I\u2019m such a baby.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToo right.\u201d Her voice was smooth, but his enhanced hearing picked up on the waver in her tone easily. She was nervous.<\/p>\n
You\u2019re mine<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Deliberately, he opened his eyes, his face still hovering close to hers. \u201cActually it only hurt for a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d She pried her eyes away, her throat rumbling with a clearing and he smiled smugly.<\/p>\n
Drawing away from the unusual warmth that seemed to surround Angel, Cordelia secured the tape over the bandage, her nerves raw with the sudden weakness in her knees. It was probably from the kneeling she concluded.<\/p>\n
The sooner she got away from him the sooner she could take care of her own, albeit minor, injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere, now that wasn\u2019t so hard was it?\u201d She stood up to get as far away from the freaky vibes the vampire was giving off tonight, but her question drowned into a yelp.<\/p>\n
\u201cANGEL!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re hurt.\u201d Eyes wide, mouth parted and hands hovering above his shoulders, she sat on one rigid thigh while his hand still held her wrist, which she\u2019d somehow forgotten he hadn\u2019t let go off.<\/p>\n
And the frown marring his forehead was accompanied by the distinct sniff he took.<\/p>\n
\u201cEyow! You\u2019re smelling me!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re bleeding.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s nothing\u201d, she replied, a slight flush coloring her cheeks, realizing the vicinity of her wounds. There was no way in hell she was going to let Angel see the minor scratches she\u2019s endured while trying to foolishly save his life.<\/p>\n
He was immortal. She, apparently, was not.<\/p>\n
\u201cLying to a vampire is not healthy.\u201d He dropped her wrist and reached for the collar of her faux-button down white shirt and she drew away with a shriek nearly toppling off her perch on his leg, prompting him to wrap one arm around her waist.<\/p>\n
\u201cCordelia, in our profession there\u2019s very little room for modesty \u2013 Show me where you\u2019re hurt,\u201d he tried his best not to sound impatient, but the girl was sitting on his leg still pretending she didn\u2019t want his hands on her and Angel was rapidly keeping himself from just relieving her of that interfering top.<\/p>\n
\u201cNO!\u201d The flame in her cheeks intensified at the total lack of empathy in his brisk voice. She watched his face for an indication of his just dropping the issue. But he only watched her with frustrated irritation and she suddenly felt silly.<\/p>\n
He was just concerned. She\u2019d demanded he remove his shirt because she\u2019d been concerned. Right?<\/p>\n
Right. Keep telling yourself that Chase<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Clearing her throat she tried to stand and the arm around her waist held her down firmly.<\/p>\n
\u201cTit for tat. I showed you mine. You show me yours.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her head jerked up. \u201cWHAT!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour wounds Cor.\u201d Dammit, just his proximity was making her hear things. She grabbed the hand curled at the dip in her waist and stood.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust because I\u2019ve seen you in your boxers does NOT mean you have to see me in mine!\u201d He raised an eyebrow at the frightened pace of her heart and stood off the couch. There was only so much coaxing he could manage.<\/p>\n
He was determined to see skin tonight and there really was concern in his chest when he realized the demon had inflicted injury on the woman despite Angel\u2019s near perfect planning.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow look who\u2019s the baby.\u201d He let out a fatigued, unneeded breath. \u201cLook Cordelia, I\u2019ve had a bitch of a day and I don\u2019t have the strength to argue with you. I\u2019m tired and I\u2019m hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n
She froze when his resolute gaze locked with her. \u201cNow: strip.\u201d<\/p>\n
The squeak nearly made Angel jump up and down with triumph, but the game had just upped a few levels. Merely catching the deer wasn\u2019t enough anymore.<\/p>\n
When she stood there in the middle of the office, gaping at him, Angel took a step closer, his voice like gravel. \u201cStrip.\u201d<\/p>\n
Every instant in the brunette demanded she obey the sexy gravity in his voice and his brown eyes had deepened into an onyx glow that she\u2019d never seen on the vampire.<\/p>\n
It was when the curve of her ass hit the hard edge of her desk when Cordelia realized she\u2019d been cornered against it and Angel now stood a few feet away shirtless and waiting for her to join him.<\/p>\n
This so did not feel like post-slayage tending to.<\/p>\n
Angel smelled the excited fear on the young woman and he reigned in the need to push her down on the desk and just prove who was the man in this situation, but he\u2019d learnt this woman worked a little differently from the others.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t want to possess her. He wanted her to give in. To finally realize who she belonged to and accept it gracefully.<\/p>\n
Then he\u2019d ravish her.<\/p>\n
When he raised his hand to her shirt again she batted his hand away with a glare. \u201cIt’s not like I haven\u2019t seen a woman in their underclothes before Cor.\u201d Crossing his arms over his board chest he regarded her with cynical amusement.<\/p>\n
He knew she wasn\u2019t as experienced with her men as she pretended to be and his apparent indifference on the matter of seeing Cordelia disrobed intimidated her.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell you haven\u2019t seen ME!” she muttered, still stalling for an option, but the stupidly large vampire was crowding her and treating her as if she were a child.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve seen more than you can count, now do you intend to show me or should I just let you bleed all over our nice clean floor?\u201d<\/p>\n
He lifted the end of her skirt catching a glimpse of the bruise forming on her thigh from when she\u2019d hit the crate.<\/p>\n
Cordelia let out an undignified squawk at the suddenly touchy-feely vampire and grabbed his hand before he could do more.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can raise my own skirt thank you,\u201d she glared at his audacity before she pulled up the side of her skirt to her waist in a mixture of annoyance and shock.<\/p>\n
When his mouth curved she felt the heat creep up her neck. What the hell was she thinking!? \u201cI didn\u2019t need to see quite that much Cor, but nice panties.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a frustrated grunt she yanked it back down before she planted her hands on his chest to push him away. \u201cOkay you\u2019ve had your fun weirdo. Now get away.\u201d<\/p>\n
He sighed, his hands coming to rest on her shoulders before he pushed her back to lean against the desk. \u201cCordelia show me the cut. I can smell the blood and I know you\u2019re bleeding. Do you want infection to add to your list of worries?\u201d<\/p>\n
When the brunette stilled in his grasp, her hands still resting on his chest, he pulled away slightly to see the hairline tear in her blouse, just under the curve of her left breast.<\/p>\n
Cordelia was still marveling at the combination of Hugo Boss and the granite of his muscle under silky skin when his fingers traced across the tear in her blouse, the pads of his fingers meeting bruised flesh and she jerked back to awareness. \u201cAWO!\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel suppressed the urge to just slide up his hand and test the fullness of her breast, but contented himself with the knowledge of the fact there would be time for that later.<\/p>\n
Cordelia let out a sharp breath when the hard angles of his knuckles skirted along the underside of her breast sending pinpricks of shivers down her spine. What the hell was he doing; trying to set her on fire!<\/p>\n
She was about to step away, but the vampire still held her by one arm and just the attentive roll of his eyes as he examined the tear in her shirt.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were lucky,\u201d he murmured absently, the whisper of his voice drawing her eyes to his mouth with an audible gulp.<\/p>\n
And then her knees turned to jelly, her hands grabbing his shoulders for support when the blood tainted finger disappeared into his mouth. Her blood! His mouth!<\/p>\n
For an insane moment, Angel\u2019s fingers tightened on her upper arm, the taste of Cordelia on his tongue working like a drug through his entire body.<\/p>\n
Wildly, he remembered sometimes you could taste more from blood than just hunger. Her hopes, her dreams, her fears and her weaknesses were potent in the single drop of blood on his tongue and Angel couldn\u2019t suppress the possessive rumble of his chest.<\/p>\n
While Cordelia reeled from the cocoon of sensuality that Angel had spun around her with proximity and smell and touch, Angel battled with himself to regain control over the situation. He could not let her win this.<\/p>\n
Not when he was so close.<\/p>\n
His brow furrowed with concentration, he mentally dragged himself back to the task at hand as he stepped away from her slightly to pick up the disinfectant, cotton and a small bandage.<\/p>\n
Biting her lips Cordelia took the time to draw in a shaky breath before she lifted herself to sit up on the edge of the desk, her legs hanging off the side as the recently towering form of the vampire walked back to her with lazy deliberation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I can deal with that myself.\u201d Slightly flustered by his looming shadow over her she attempted to pull back and Angel gave her an amused half chuckle.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh…you can see under there, can you?\u201d And to her absolute embarrassment, his gaze dropped like a caress to the full curve of her bosom. \u201cTake off your shirt. Let me see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tamping down her nervousness she scowled at his business like tone and the sensual sway of his shoulders. How the hell was he so damned calm and focused while she was a mass of shaking nerves and awkward lip biting?<\/p>\n
Grabbing the hem of her top she crossed her arms and attempted to lift, but the cut under her breast shifted and the one she knew decorated her shoulder blade opened further. She let out a painful hiss.<\/p>\n
Exasperated by the delay he reached out and guided the edge away from her waist and over the exquisite fullness of her breasts, but he wasn\u2019t prepared. At the first sight of the half cup red silk bra, Angel\u2019s hold gave way and left Cordelia half caught in the form-fitting top as he greedily drank in the display before him with gold tinged eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cAngel!\u201d With her vision obscured by the suddenly too tight top, and she struggled frantically to release her arms while the vampire\u2019s mouth twitched even as it pooled with saliva.<\/p>\n
Christ the girl was beautiful. His tongue slid out over teeth before he grasped the hem of her shirt and guided it off her trapped elbows and head. The golden curves of her bound breasts jiggled deliciously, the generous mounds threatening to spill out of the scarlet silk.<\/p>\n
Angel hadn\u2019t realized just how curvy the brunette was, and wondered why the hell he hadn\u2019t thought of this before.<\/p>\n
The tousled head shook before her glaring hazel eyes trained on him. \u201cAre you staring?\u201d<\/p>\n
The long thin wound beneath the curves of her breast still wept blood sluggishly and after eyeing it critically for several seconds he lifted his gaze and caught hers. \u201cAnd you expect me to do THIS with my eyes closed?\u201d<\/p>\n
The question left Cordelia\u2019s mind spiraling with mental images of all that Angel could do with his eyes closed and she didn\u2019t realize hers had slid shut until she felt the sting of the soaked cotton sliding over her cut and she bit her lip to keep from crying out.<\/p>\n
And then he was blowing softly over her stinging flesh and the wild rush of fear and arousal hit Cordelia with force enough to make her gape down at him. His mouth inches away from the heaving curve of her chest, his eyes trained on the wound, his hands curved around her narrow waist holding her in place.<\/p>\n
When the first scent of her arousal hit Angel\u2019s senses, he didn\u2019t bother covering his smirk as he looked up from between the valley of her breasts and met her glazed hazel eyes like warm honey. \u201cNervous?\u201d<\/p>\n
The flash of her eyes was indignant, but she couldn\u2019t pull her gaze away while he held it with deliberate tease. \u201cWh\u2026why would I be nervous?\u201d<\/p>\n
He almost laughed at the broken question. Two hundred years of experience and this bite-sized girl thought she could tame him? With the added confidence of his newly secured soul, she had no chance.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou tell me. Why are you nervous Cor?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not nervous. You\u2019re a vampire. I\u2019m just,\u201d she swallowed and he could feel her heart thud wildly in her chest, \u201cuneasy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo I make you uneasy?\u201d She suddenly seemed as if she didn\u2019t understand his simple question. He reveled in the fact that he had this much control over her emotions.<\/p>\n
He loved the shaky breaths that escaped her as he leered at her in full Angelus-mode. One that he could use to his full advantage without nasty repercussions.<\/p>\n
\u201cD\u2026do you see anyone else around?\u201d Oh the fiery creature was still in there. Even stammering.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re answering my questions with a question Cordelia. That\u2019s enough of an answer for me.\u201d He chuckled as he secured the medical tape over her cut before leaning over her right shoulder to work on the other, his mouth brushing her ear calculatingly and she stiffened. Her breasts pressed against his shirtless chest, her spine straightening.<\/p>\n
\u201cShut up,\u201d she whispered. Angel nearly whooped when her command came out a plea instead.<\/p>\n
When the tape was in place, he pulled away just enough to look down into her eyes. \u201cSomething wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Why?\u201d Her pupils dilated and he knew he\u2019d won, but Angel couldn\u2019t help rubbing it in. Just a little bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour heart is beating awfully fast Cor, and your breath seems to falter. Sure you\u2019re alright?\u201d Her eyes widened and she took a sharp breath. She nodded quickly as if not trusting her voice to work. He chuckled softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d Then he leaned down further, his mouth touching her ear again only this time he let his lips graze the shell of her ear and he felt her draw a shaky breath as if in panic. \u201cBecause your nails are almost drawing blood in your palms.\u201d<\/p>\n
His little stuck up secretary was staring at him. It wasn’t that women found him irresistible; it was that this little girl had so much control over her life. Angel would have a jolly time taking the fine threads of her organized world and pulling them apart.<\/p>\n
As long as she was walking towards him, he wouldn’t have to do the chasing. After all he was a master vampire. He deserved a little time off.<\/p>\n
With a shocked gasp her fists fell open.<\/p>\n
And the cocky half smile stretched wider on Angel\u2019s face. She watched with shocked comprehension as he pulled away with a self-satisfied leer and stepped out of her personal bubble, leaving her gaping after him, her legs hanging wide apart over the end of the desk and her heart hammering in her chest.<\/p>\n
At the arrogant ripple of his muscle, the tight knot of sensual unease enflamed into a spitting ball of enraged fire. He was TOYING! With her! Cordelia Chase!<\/p>\n
Her eyes flashed with rage. Before the vampire had taken more than a few steps, Cordelia was on her feet as her hand reached out and caught a handful of his soft brown hair and her body collided with his.<\/p>\n
\u201cOOF! Cordelia!\u201d Angel stumbled as the brunette nearly tackled him against the wall. He was about to remind her of his own bruises when her lips crushed his with furious ardor.<\/p>\n
It was fire on first contact. His mouth opened over hers immediately as her tongue slid past his barriers. A ragged moan escaped him betraying his own emotions and the burning pain in Angel\u2019s head settled into a dull ache that traveled through his entire body as her fingers slid over the stretched hair follicles and soothed against his scalp.<\/p>\n
Cordelia\u2019s hands slid up his chest and she used the weight of her kiss to push him back against the wall. His hold on her waist softened and one hand slid up her back slowly to tangle in the mass of gorgeous mahogany curls. The kiss grew from insistent to slow and seductive as their tongues played around each other.<\/p>\n
She felt his tongue outline her lips and with a soft sigh she welcomed him into her mouth. Angel couldn\u2019t help moan into her mouth as she moved against the length of his body. And Cordelia could feel the cloth of his pants sliding against her bare knees.<\/p>\n
Slowly, savoring the moment she moved her arms around his head, running her fingers through the short hair at the nape of his neck.<\/p>\n
It was the rasping growl of her name across her mouth that was like ice water on Cordelia\u2019s conscious mind. Her eyes flying open she stared into the enraptured depths of her vampire\u2019s eyes and lost her breath.<\/p>\n
She saw Angel leaning casually against the wall with a smirk on his face and his hair mussed up, due to her roaming fingers.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy, my, Cor,” he mused. \u201cI think I rather enjoyed that. Can we do it again?\u201d<\/p>\n
Cordelia didn’t know what to say for a moment. Her actions had taken her by surprise and now she was a bit embarrassed by what she had done.<\/p>\n
\u201cShut up, Angel.\u201d Stepping away she tried to get control of her raging hormones. \u201cI didn’t mean to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh I think you did.\u201d Then she was caught off guard and gasped as Angel moved his hands around to cup her ass with lightening reflexes.<\/p>\n
He moved her closer, his hands gripping her hips, bringing her in direct contact with the hardening bulge in his pants. She moved with him as his cold hand slid down her hip to her thigh and she maneuvered her legs around his, holding him in place as the searing kiss sucked the last of her breath away from her.<\/p>\n
Almost feline, her body rubbed against his, the cups of her bra slipping away with the friction and they both let out a soft hiss of satisfaction when skin met skin.<\/p>\n
With a gasp Cordelia jerked away drawing a shaky breath finally getting the oxygen she needed and stared up into his impassioned gold eyes. Was all that desire for her?<\/p>\n
\u201cDamned right it is,\u201d he said huskily his hand flexing on one breast, the nipple poking his palm proudly.<\/p>\n
She looked up into his eyes. \u201cUm\u2026did I say that out loud?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfraid you did.\u201d He chuckled.<\/p>\n
She shifted her hips against his and Angel growled low in his chest, reaching for the clasp on her bra and pulled, sending the scarlet scrap of cloth flying around the room. \u201cAngel!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was in the way.\u201d he said, his mouth fastening greedily on the swell of one breast. She trembled slightly at the look of lust in his eyes, her hands sliding into his hair reflexively. \u201cYou are so damned beautiful” he spoke against her nipple, his voice gruff with pent up emotion and restraint, his hands running across her back.<\/p>\n
When his lips closed around one dusky nub Cordelia arched in his arms with a soft moan. \u201cChrist Cor, you\u2019re sweet.” His teeth met flesh as he lifted his head to taste the other.<\/p>\n
\u201cGod Angel, you make me feel sexy.” The whisper left her before she could stop it.<\/p>\n
He grinned. \u201cSomeone has to.\u201d His shoulder shook with laughter when she opened her mouth to protest his gall but his mouth descended to take hers in a breath-stealing kiss.<\/p>\n
Telling himself to go slowly, Angel slid his lips back and forth over the contours of her mouth, tasting the salt and sweetness there, suckling with hungry kisses. He told himself he wasn\u2019t going to force her or push her, he wanted her to give freely on her own accord.<\/p>\n
Unable to resist him, and even while he told himself that, he began to do both. \u201cKiss me back,\u201d he urged and the helpless tenderness was as alien to him as was the uncontrollable desire to possess this woman.<\/p>\n
The game of seduction forgotten; his hands slid up to test the fullness of the breasts that had fascinated him into insensibility. \u201cOpen your mouth Cor,\u201d he coaxed still, his tongue sliding over the seam of her lips.<\/p>\n
And when she did, he almost groaned aloud with the pleasure of her compliance. One hand tightened on her breast, his fingers twisting the hardened nub there while his other arm tightened around her, angling across her back to hold her hips pressed to his while his mouth forced hers to part wider, his tongue plunging into her warm depths, echoing the act he wanted to do with the rest of his body.<\/p>\n
With rampant hunger, his tongue explored while his fingers trekked over satiny soft flesh, memorizing every inch of breast and nipple. And when she moaned and pressed close to him he nearly lost what little control he had on his baser instincts.<\/p>\n
Which wasn\u2019t that much. \u201cBeautiful.\u201d His eyes darkened with undisguised passion and desire.<\/p>\n
Cordelia growled softly. \u201cAre you going to take all day?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you modern women like a little romance?\u201d<\/p>\n
She sighed with a roll of her eyes. \u201cRomance is overrated.\u201d Her hand slid down his stomach. \u201cAngel?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHmmm?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan we shag now and then shag again later?\u201d She smirked as her hand curled around his confined erection.<\/p>\n
\u201cChrist woman! To hell with damned finesse!\u201d He tackled her to the couch, quickly shedding his own pants and boxers and took her mouth hungrily as she shrieked with laughter. Cordelia mildly recalled reading somewhere Angel\/Angelus liked to play with his food.<\/p>\n
She never thought playing could be so intense when his mouth claimed every inch of skin that before had just been skin.<\/p>\n
She remembered necking with Xander had been like sinking into hot chocolate that left her all giddy and shivery. Making love to Angel was like being tied to a locomotive that built up to a blinding pitch before ending in an explosion of liquid fire that left her body in sensory overload.<\/p>\n
When she had strength to open her eyes she looked up into his warm brown eyes and felt her world slipping away. She saw his tongue lick the drop of blood from his lower lip and her breathing seemed to hitch.<\/p>\n
He bit me. Oh god. I\u2019d enjoyed it. \u201cAngel\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShhh\u2026relax baby.\u201d He gently placed a cold finger against her trembling lips and she let her eyes fall shut. Baby. She liked the sound of that. Especially the way it sounded from his lips.<\/p>\n
The minute Angel saw the softening of her eyes and the mirrored moisture in her hazel orbs he knew it. He’d won. He basked in triumph when she gathered him in her arms and held him tightly, his head cradled to her breasts.<\/p>\n
He had half a mind to jump up and down yelling his victory. He was bursting with joy. He was consumed with smug fulfillment. He was speechless with the feat of breaking through the mask she carried.<\/p>\n
He won!<\/p>\n
He was such a blithering idiot.<\/p>\n
He was hooked.<\/p>\n
She was his alright, he realized. But somewhere along the way the sorceress of a female stole him for herself as well. He was snared. Angel felt like such a fish. He had been proud and male, merrily swimming in his pond, flashing his scales to the fisherman in indestructible conceit and got snagged on his attractive lure.<\/p>\n
What did he get you ask? He got reeled in right out of the damned water for his trouble. Now all he could do was thrash around the water’s edge pathetically while staring at all he’d lost.<\/p>\n
My freedom. My throne. My superiority.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cI thought men fell asleep right after a good bout of sex.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raising her head she glared up at him. \u201cCrude much? And I\u2019m just basking.\u201d She smirked.<\/p>\n
He chuckled, his nose sliding with hers in an Eskimo kiss. \u201cCareful Cor you might give me a big head.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToo late for that, I think.\u201d She laughed and her entire face lit up with her smile.<\/p>\n
Suddenly Angel didn\u2019t mind losing so much. But the fun had just started. \u201cStill a vampire, Cordelia.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a sigh she snuggled into his arms. It should have been a sin to be this happy, she concluded. Good thing, Angelus wasn\u2019t on the horizon.<\/p>\n
She liked her vampire sans dust. \u201cImperfection has its perks.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWitch.\u201d He smacked one plump cheek of her seat lightly and she chuckled kissing his chest softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust because we\u2019re together, doesn\u2019t mean we won\u2019t disagree any less Brood boy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’ll still spar Cor. Just to keep it interesting, but I don’t plan on letting Doyle in on the play. I don\u2019t much like how that feels.”<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah?” She looked up curiously. \u201cHow does it feel?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLike someone rips out my heart and does the Spanish hat dance on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you telling me you love me Angel?\u201d She quirked an amused eyebrow.<\/p>\n
His mouth lifted at the corners. \u201cIt would seem that way, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAwwww\u2026!\u201d She gushed, one hand on her heart, her hazel eyes dancing with mirth. \u201cBut Angel,\u201d her face was a mirror of innocence, \u201cI\u2019m just in it for the sex.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel let out an exaggerated sigh. \u201cOkay I change my mind. You\u2019re a damned nuisance by day light.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMmmmm, and by night?\u201d<\/p>\n
He smirked with fangs. \u201cMy little sex toy.\u201d<\/p>\n
A spurt of laughter shot out of her and she swatted his chest playfully. \u201cShut up you insipid corpse! I\u2019m not your sex toy. You\u2019re mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever you say Cor,” Angel said, kissing down her throat.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdmit it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d His teeth nibbled over his mark at her pulse.<\/p>\n
She cracked one eye open and looked up at him. \u201cAdmit it Angel. You want me more.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou never learned to want anyone beside me Cor. Believe me, I can tell you were a virgin.\u201d<\/p>\n
She growled jerking away. \u201cOf all the arrogant, half witted\u2026” her words were swallowed by his devouring lips.<\/p>\n
Oh god, Cordelia groaned. He was beyond words. Sighing she melted into his arms.<\/p>\n
She figured she\u2019d worry about maiming Angel later. Right now she had her hands full.<\/p>\n
\u201cCORDELIA!\u201d<\/p>\n
Nice reaction Fangy. At least he\u2019d had been right about one thing. The vampire was never one to disappoint. \u201cAdmit it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo fucking way.\u201d She smirked wickedly and his brown eyes widened.<\/p>\n
\u201cALRIGHT you vile little witch! I\u2019m your damned sex toy, now let it GO!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRemind me to let my hands run away with my words more often, fangy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angel rolled on top of the smirking woman with a half laugh half growl.<\/p>\n
He’d thought everything was black and white with this world. She was white and he was black. Poles apart. Opposites. Two opponents. Adversaries.<\/p>\n
Then he discovered there were only shades of gray.<\/p>\n
End.<\/b><\/p>\n